Isambard

Isambard

Isambard

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Isambard is a given name. It is Norman, of Germanic origin, meaning either "iron-bright" or "iron-axe". The first element comes from isarn meaning iron (or steel). The second element comes from either biart-r (bright, glorious) or from barđa (a broad axe).[1] It was used by:

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  1. Harrison, Henry (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary (1918). p. 230. ISBN 978-0806301716.

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